Performance

Venue	Royal Opera House
	Also: Linbury Studio, Ballet Studio, Clore Studio,Floral Hall
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	27th May 2007
To	24th June 2007
When	May07 27, Jun07 24 at 15:00. May07 30, Jun07 5, 12, 14, 18, 21 at 19:30. Jun07 9, 16 at 19:00
Prices	From £6.00. To £185.00.
Royal Opera House (V377)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

Fidelio

Work:: Fidelio (S1932)

"Fidelio" is the name assumed by Leonore, whose innocent husband Florestan has been imprisoned without trial by a corrupt political regime. Her risky two-year search for him has led to her disguising herself as a political agent, and infiltrating the prison where she believes him to be incarcerated Her fears are justified, and she even finds herself digging his grave, prior to summary execution. The moving love-story of their apparently doomed reconciliation reaches heights of joy when an unexpected amnesty leads to his release, and her pardon form impersonation.

Music	Beethoven
Lyrics	Joseph von Sonnleithner
Music	Stephan von Breuning
Lyrics	Georg Friedrich Treitschke (after Jean-Nicolas Bouilly's French libretto Leonore ou L'amour conjugal)

Production:: (T1786256012)

Sung in German with English surtitles. Running time 2 hours 45 minutes. New Production

Producer	Royal Opera
Conductor	Antonio Pappano
Conductor	Rory Macdonald (Jun 18)
Director	Jurgen Flimm
Design	Robert Israel
Costume	Florence von Gerkan
Lighting	Duane Schuler
Performer	Endrik Wottrich (Florestan May07 27 / 30 Jun07 5 / 9 / 12 / 18 / 21)
Performer	Simon O'Neill (Florestan - Jun07 14 / 16 / 24)
Performer	Karita Mattila (Leonore - May07 27 / 30 Jun07 5 / 9 / 12 / 16 / 21 / 24)
Performer	Yvonne Howard (Jun07 14 / 18)
Performer	Eric Halfvarson (Rocco)
Performer	Ailish Tynan (Marzeline)
Performer	Robert Murray (Jaquino - May07 27 / 30 Jun07 5 / 9 / 12 / 14 / 16)
Performer	Andrew Staples (Jaquino - Jun07 18 / 21 / 24)
Performer	Terje Stensvold (Don Pizarro)
Performer	Robert Lloyd (May07 27 / 30 Jun07 5 / 9 / 18 / 21 / 24)
Performer	Konrad Jarnot (Don Fernando - Jun07 12 / 14 / 16)
Performer	Haoyin Xue (First Prisoner)
Performer	Krzysztof Szumanski (Second Prisoner)

Listing:: L1947037335

Current production:Work

Production details

Sung in German with English surtitles. Running time 2 hours 45 minutes. New Production

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